# Open wounds, unspecified at GE Lynn
> OSHA SIR `2018021978` · 2/27/2018 · LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** GE Lynn
- **Location:** 1000 Western Avenue, LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, 01903
- **NAICS:** 333611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a metal strap on a raw material pallet using a box knife when a piece of the metal strap struck the employee's eye, causing an eye orbital rupture. Safety glasses were worn at the time.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*